The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-22
ell NVe IN WASHINGTON.
Ills Financial Embaras-ments Briefly
Touchcd 20, In a Personal Letter.
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WAsHryCTON, j. C..
,s-rt Toy .lHf,a Mon ,-r--.t 1857

WASHINGTON, D. G..
ALONG TOWARDS MORNIyG, 1857
Cashier World Office, New York:
1lY DEAR SIR-You will doubtless be sur
prised . hear from me 30 soon as | did not
promise when lett New York that would
write you at all while here But | now take
pm in hand 20 SAY that the senate ani house
Of representatives are having good deal Of
fun with me- and hope yoii are enjoying the
same great blessing. NoI wiA wonder az
FIRST why send IN my expense account b.
tore nd anything for Ga, paper, hut viii
explain that 20 you when | get back Al
las; J thou ,ll would not bother with tie
a., ensc t,ca.lt till sol % your Office but
can nov s.. that ii is going - worry me t.
c,t there l.ll les l hear from yOu fIFOraJly
los rc.arl mail
VI hen came here fell into the had whrl
of suci tv. a.I.i attracted good q II Of at
t,ntioa by ily cultivated ways and Je,icr-
souial ,l..hoi of sleeping with different
member oi congress every night.
COnrros men and their wives are daily
landing at the great national Castle Garden
and .O.Ing WILDLY around rtle place where
,hey are told they wiil gee their mileage On
every han ail is hurry and excitement Bills
are being introduced, acquainiaucea renewed
and punch bowls arc beginning 10 Wc-r .
prcocDupied ar
have heea minglng with society ever
since came here, and That is oae reason !
have written .er5 little Tor publication and
d'i go. s,nd "ll.t / did write
tcrlag afternoon nay money gave ont
clearer AMI society mas male l.wcr demands
on me- 81 first thought would obtain el-
pl0FaeAt 40 tLe treasury department as e--
change editor n The greenhacs rO1m. Then
1 remembered that j would GET very faiu, b.
fore coalj go through a competitive csam.
nation. and DO The mean time. / might lose
social cast by wearing my person On tie ONT
side OF my clothe-. 80 / have rl1oAel 10
write yOn q ciatty letter about Washington,
assuring YOU that ann well ana asking you
10 kindly consider the inclosed tabuiatsd bill
Of expenses, as / need the money 10 buy
Christmas presents and get home with.
NJ idea was that board and lodgings would
b. the main items Of expense, but struck
tow priced place whore, by clubbing together
with some plain gentlemen from distance
who have been waiting here three years for
political recognition. and who do not feel
like surr0undm. themselves with hotel, We
get plain room with Sis beds ia IT, The
room o,ciloOks the District of Columbia, and
the first man in has the choice Of beds, with
the privilege of inviting friends 10 "a limited
number We lunch plainly 100 the lower part
of Tie building ia standing position, without
restraint or finger bowls 50 board is hot thc
principal item Of cApenss though oil cours, !
DO not wish % pat up at place where / vii
be- a disgrace TO the paper
wish that YOU would. when you send nay
cheek, write mo frankly whether YOU thiul,
| had better remain here during the entire
session or not / like the place first rate.
but my duties keep me up nights Till late
hour, and / cannot sleep during the day,
because my room mates annoy me by doing
their washing and ironing over an oil stove
know by what several friends have said
% me that congress would like % have me
stav here all winter but / want u do what
is best Tor the paper
/ saw Mr. Cleveland briefly last evening
at his home, but he Was surrounded by
crowd OF fawning sycophants, 50 l did not
get chance to speak to him IS | would like
10, and don't know as he would have ad-
vanced the amount 10 nc anyway lie is
very firm and stubborn, judged and would
yield very little indeed, especially to
Yours truly, BILL NYE.
LIhibif l.
The following bill looks large in the aggre-
gate, but when you come ~ examine each
item BY itself there isrsally nothing startling